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You can spend all the time and money in the world trying to craft the perfect pop-music scenario, but sometimes the stars have to align all by themselves. Even though early on the members of The Postal Service jokingly referred to "Such Great Heights" as "the hit" on their debut album, Give Up, there s no way anyone could have predicted the eventual impact made by a mail-order album designed in a pair of West Coast bedrooms.

To celebrate the 10 year anniversary, Sub Pop is reissuing The Postal Service s sole album, and including in the multidisc set 15 bonus tracks, including two brand new songs, "A Tattered Line of String" and "Turn Around. " On top of that, the band is back together: The Postal Service will hit the road in 2013 for a long-overdue victory lap, giving most fans their first (and last seriously, don t ask) chance to see the group in person.

Of course, the band s music was more than just electro-pop, and the force with which Jimmy and Ben captured the indie-rock zeitgeist of the early aughts made them more of a phenomenon than just a regular old band. That such artists as Ben Folds, Amanda Palmer, Streetlight Manifesto, and Confide have covered "Such Great Heights" is a testament to both the song s magical spark and its melodic inclusivity. The band s sound is such a touchstone that "Postal Service-esque" has become a generally accepted musical adjective. And it goes way beyond Owl City.

While it was impossible to anticipate how massive Give Up would become, it was obvious in 2003 that these guys had made something special. Ten years on it s amazing to know that so many people have come to agree.

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Five stars+. Other reviewers have said it all about this great music. Buy this CD, you will enjoy it.

I just wanted to comment about a song on the second CD written by John Lennon, "Grow Old With Me." John had so much talent it was scary but he could not always channel that talent into work product. However "Grow Old With Me" is one of those classic John Lennon songs that only he could write, stunningly beautiful music with stunningly beautiful lyrics (it is a love song to Yoko). Even on a bad day John had more talent than 99% of the other musicians out there. The story is John wrote this song and was working on it about the time he was killed on Monday, December 8, 1980. There are only a "demo" versions of this song by played and sung by John (see Wikipedia entry for the song).

This is number 1 in my top five albums of all time. The 10th anniversary re-release gives you their entire catalog and a collection of covers and re-mixes which is essential for any fan of this album and the artists who for a short time collaborated on one of the most accidentally successful side projects in history. The quality of the three LPs and the collectors packaging cannot be understated. The audio quality is fantastic, the packaging is complete with the original album artwork and artwork for the singles "Such Great Heights", "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" and "We Will Become Silhouettes. I'm VERY happy with this purchase Its truly unfortunate they will never make another record, but perhaps its best this way. These songs will always bring me back to 2003-2004, a time where so much was changing in my life and these songs were there to be the perfect compliment to it.

was first turned on to TPS after iron & wine's cover (cd 2) made the garden state soundtrack. even though not an original, that TPS song is arguably the strongest of a ridiculously strong soundtrack album. after that film and soundtrack i became both a zach braff and TPS junkie. i scoured the web for other braff musical suggestions and any TPS single that i could find. once my hope faded that TPS would produce more albums after give up, i relied on my own TPS compilation library to get my fix. this album could have been the future of music 10 years ago and remains a terrifically distinctive 21st century album well worth your hard-earned money. although i already owned every one of these 25 songs, i grabbed this after previewing it since the sound quality is notably better all-around. (note - i have never cared much about sound quality, so perhaps that last point is my self-rationalization for spending more money on MP3s that i already own.)

Just about every song is absolutely ethereal in terms of lyrics, vocals, and instrumentals. As expected, it has a Death Cab For Cutie feel to it, but with beautifully designed electronic tunes. I definitely recommend this for anyone who is into indie and/or electronic music.

So let's just start by saying that this album, even before the deluxe edition, is phenomenal. It's a chameleon of sorts, as its gentle synths and vocals will fit many situations in your life, from falling in love, to experiencing the crippling pain of a heartbreak. And the extra tracks and remixes just continue that. The vinyl sounds great, and is weighty.

For little more than the original Give Up album, you get this 2 CD deluxe version, with the Postal Service's alternate tracks, remixes, and other artists' covers.I personally did not like the remixes, but it's not like they costed extra.The design of the case is really nice, with artwork from previous singles, and the CDs each in their own compartments and sleeves.

There's no reason not to get this album, as it is not any more expensive than the regular edition, and this one is essentially a collector's item.

Excellent experimental electro-pop! The original ten track album & a fifteen track bonus album! The bonus CD contains remixes, bonus tracks & a couple of cover songs! A must have for any experimental music fan! This disc deserves a six star rating! Thanx!

Somehow I never became a fan of Death Cab For Cutie, but I love Jenny Lewis and this combination of musicians really works for me. It's a super enjoyable set. I love it. Once you get the album it goes starts climbing your favorites until it makes regular appearances in your "heavy rotation" of musical choices.